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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 29, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
David Ernest Welch, Amsterdam, NY (US);
Wojciech Grzeszczak, Warsaw, PL;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 11/24 (2013.01); F05D 2220/31 (2013.01); F05D 2220/74 (2013.01); F05D 2270/303 (2013.01); F05D 2270/80 (2013.01); Y02E 20/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and devices configured for active thermal control of turbine components are disclosed. In one embodiment, a thermal control system for a turbine includes: a thermal source shaped to connect to a turbine; a set of sensors disposed about the turbine and configured to obtain operational data from the turbine; and a computing device communicatively connected to the thermal source and the set of sensors, the computing device configured to regulate a thermal input of the thermal source to the turbine based on the operational data obtained by the set of sensors.